Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Oprah gets her own network!

From Discovery:

Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced plans Tuesday to create "OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network."The new multi-platform media venture will be designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. \OWN will debut in 2009 in more than 70 million homes, on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel.

The net will be owned 50/50 by Discovery and Oprah's Harpo Productions. Discovery Health pulls only 20 percent of the ratings that Discovery gets, although we sometimes watch it. Count on a show or two for former WFSB anchor and Oprah gal-pal Gayle King.